The victims are being taken to Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health North hospital, police added.

It is still not clear how many of the victims were killed and how many were injured.

According to Senator Bill Nelson (D-Florida), there are "a number of fatalities” as result of the shooting. “That's what I've been told by the school superintendent,” Nelson told CBS News, adding that they were "in addition to the reported multiple injuries.”

Broward County Superintendent Robert Runcie estimated that there were “numerous fatalities” in the shooting, calling the incident a “horrific situation.”

“Police are working an active shooter scene, and ask that if you are in touch with your student you ask that they remain calm and barricaded until police come to their room, this is for everyone's safety. Do NOT call our 911 or non-emergency number unless it is an emergency,” Coral Springs police said on Twitter.

The Broward Sheriff Office has confirmed the shooter was taken into custody, while law enforcement continues working at the scene.

Footage from the scene indicates that police are collecting backpacks from the students escaping the school. The backpacks are piled up in the middle of the road.

Police are working an active shooter scene, and ask that if you are in touch with your student you ask that they remain calm and barricaded until police come to their room, this is for everyone's safety. Do NOT call our 911 or non-emergency number unless it is an emergency.